About Spider Flower
Cleome gynandra is a species of Cleome that is used as a leaf vegetable. It is known by many common names including Shona cabbage, African cabbage, spiderwisp, cat's whiskers, and stinkweed. It is an annual wildflower native to Africa but has become widespread in many tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cleome gynandra
- Genus
- Cleome
- Family
- CAPPARACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Weed of waste places and cultivated fields
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, New world tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jakhiya, Safed Hulhul, Parhar
- Tamil
- Taivelai, Nalvelai, Velai
- Telugu
- Vaminta, Thella Vamita, Thivezhai
- Kannada
- ಕಿಲೋಣಿ Kiloni, Kirikaala, ಮಾಂಬಳ್ಳಿ Maamballi gida
- Marathi
- पांढरी तिलवन Pandhari Tilvan, Kanphodi, Mabli
Botanical family
Capparaceae
Caper Family
Spider Flower belongs to the Capparaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the CAPPARACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at spider flower or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.